My journey from a technical and strict discipline of forensic and composite art to fine art. I'm trying to unfurl my wings to fly into this new field but I'm still struggling to get out of my cocoon!
"To be an artist is to believe in life."
-Henry Moore (1898-1986)

Monday, July 27, 2009

Too many pots on the stove?

I'm sure most of you are not like me when it comes to projects. Maybe because it's still all so new, I want to experiment or paint at the slightest bit of inspiration.

Unfortunately, when I do, I have projects that are 3/4 finished hanging around for weeks and sometimes months until inspiration hits me again.

I've been not able to tackle any of these the last couple of days. I either need more inspiration or a bolt of lightening. *sigh*

That little sign hanging on my closet door handle? It used to hang in my office when I was working Internal Affairs. It reads: "Thou shall not whine."

I know the routine, I have a nasty habit of painting over previously unfinished pieces rather then ever finishing them. The highway painting and the abstract piece on the wall are very interesting looking paintings. I hope they become finished.

Hey, I love the roadway. Very very cool. Put a car on it! Or a hitchhiker! Did you ever read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas? There is an amazing scene in it where Hunter Thompson and his gigantic Samoan outrun a police officer who's trying to stop them for speeding - they end up speeding wildly on a cloverleaf ramp, managing to stay on the road, and stopping at the very top of the uppermost curve and asking the officer what the problem is (I think that's the denoument).

At any rate, I've kept unfinished paintings around for ages, until the idea for finishing them appears - or until I realize that they are finished.

Looks like you have some pretty nice paintings already. But I agree with David and Dana - that a painting may never be finished even when it's out the door. Edgar Degas was notorious for trying to get back paintings he had already sold to work on them some more.

Oh, C'mon now sheila! That Window is lookin fantastic!! Looks done to me, I love it!I am the same way though. As a matter of fact I'm really bad when it comes to finishing some things as I get side tracked and lost in other stuff. Not so much though when it comes to my photography work, but general things around the house. I could be working on something and then have to go fetch another tool and then become invloved in another little task along the way and never make it back with the needed tool. . .:)

Most of these look pretty well finished or well on their way. Maybe with all these comments that will be your bolt of lightning you are looking for Sheila.We are all guilty of doing this. I earlier had posted the Great Horned Owl of over a month[OK Maybe 2 or 3]ago and I was looking at it yesterday. I've got to get it done. Maybe the lightning will strike for me after reading your blog.So lets go get 'em.

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I was born in San Francisco but my father moved me and my mom to Japan when I was 11 months old. There he helped set up the new Army HDQRS after WWII. I stayed in Japan until I was 18 and moved back to California to attend college. I have lived in several cities in the Bay Area since then. I was a police officer for 26 years retiring as a Sergeant a few years ago. I was pretty successful as a Forensic Artist and the composite drawings I used to do to help catch crooks and other bad folks. Now that I'm retired, I am trying to catch up and access all that fun and fine art I've missed out on. After seeing all that darkness, I always look for the light in people and situations.